Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Now, that's a protest I can get behind

Believe it or not, back in the day our favorite drink was banned. In fact, all alcohol sales were banned. All this did was create a huge black market and drive organized crime for a few years until the powers that be decided to end prohibition. A few good things did come from prohibition, however. One of them is this photo.  Taken in Newark, New Jersey in 1931, these good gentlemen are campaigning for the right to do what people have done for centuries - drink beer. Fortunately, their cause was heard, and we can now enjoy a nice, cold beverage on a warm summer day. Cheers, friends!

19 comments:

  1. I am sure glad they fought for our inalienable right to drink beer.

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  2. Can't imagine life without alcohol.

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  3. Thank god, gonna have a few tonight :)

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  4. haha nice picture ill support that!

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  5. Banning alcohol - what a silly idea.

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  6. its still banned in some countries

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  7. Thank you for protesting for our freedoms people of the past!

    Sincerely,
    The Future

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  8. People have drank alcohol for centuries and always will.

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  9. beer is like bread .... bread is essential!

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  10. I find it interesting that, in the absence of alcohol, it actually motivated people to practice democracy. With alcohol...it shut everyone up.

    No wonder they legalized it again :)

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  11. We want beer, my style of slogan

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  12. Glad Beer was brought to life by the our fellow comrades!

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  13. i think im gonna open a beer right now :D

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  14. haha thanks to this though we now have boardwalk empire

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